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NO. 119. COMPLETE; CONCERT. LU IKED Dedication of Women’s Build ing Feature of Observance of Week-End four receptions on ELABORATE PROGRAM Invitations to be Issued This Week; Committee Urges Prompt Replies The formal opening of the Women’s building, exhibits by the various depart ments on the campus, a Mothers’ Day luncheon, and special vesper services are among the things listed on the Moth ers’ Day week-end program which will help make this one of the most success? fill events of the year. The program was completed at a meeting of the com mittee Monday evening. The invitations are ready for the stu dents to send, aeeording to Lyle Bartho lomew. chairman of the Mothers’ Day committee, and the students are urged to send their invitations immediately and make a report on the acceptances to Floyd Maxwell, chairman of the invita tion committee. Faculty to Entertain. At the opening of the Women’s build ing on Saturday afternoon, there will be four distinct receptions, that of the stu dent body to the visiting mothers, the faculty to the donors of the building, the physical education department to those interested in their quarters, and the alumni reception in the alumni hall. “This is the one time of the year when the mothers visit the campus,” said Bartholomew, “and see the work of the students, the conditions under which we live, and meet our associates; the com mittee is bending every effort to bring forth a big realization of the day.” About 400 mothers are expected. -Ev er.v mother who was here last year has signified her intention of returning this year. The program is as follows: Saturday. 0 a. m. to 1 p. in.—All trains will be met by cars, and mothers will be taken for a tour of Eugene. 10 a. m.—Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt, pres ident of Mills College, will speak on phys ical education, at Villard hall 11 a. m. to 12:30.—Inspection of the campus. 12:30 to 1:30.—^Mothers’ Day campus luncheon. 1:30 to 2:30.—Band concert, and vis iting of the different schools on the campus. 2:30 to 4:30.—Inspection of the Wo men’s building. 4:30.—Reception in Women’s building* 0.—Dinner at the different organiza tions, for those who live outside, special arrangements will be made at the Anchor age, the Campus shop and the Oregana. 8:15.—-Symphony concert in Women’s building. Sunday. 10:30.—Special services at theJEugene churches. 3 to 4:30.—Special vesper services. Those in charge of the various com mittees are Ella Rawlings, chairman of the Mothers’ Day luncheon committee: Annamay Bronaugh, of the Vesper ser vice eommittee; Clare Ryan, of the church service committee, and Floyd Maxwell, chairman of the invitation committee. ♦ VARSITY WINS SECOND 4 ¥ CONTEST IN THE NORTH + ♦ , -- « ♦ The Varsity won its second ♦ ♦ game since leaving Eugene on its ♦ ♦ northern trip, defeating the Wash- ♦ ♦ ington State college for the second ♦ ♦ time yesterday, 12 to 7. Carl Knud- ♦ ♦ son, who worked throughout the ♦ ♦ contest, had the Cougars at his ♦ ♦ mercy, and the able stickwork of ♦ ♦ the Lemon-Yellow batsmen helped ♦ ♦' Oregon garner the long end of the ♦ The team plays Whitman ♦ | ♦ at Walla Walla today. ^ ioniffir SPIRIT OIF OLD JAPAN Oriental Effect Sought In Light and Color The spirit of old Japan will pervade the mill-race on the evening of May 19, when its picturesque waters will be the scene of the annual canoe fete. The fete this year will take on a decidedly Oriental atmosphere, according to Wayne Akers, chairman of the committee in charge. The banks of the stream will be lighted bv Japanese lanterns containing electric lights of various colors. The judges’ stand will be a’la Oriental and, in fact, the surrounding landscape will he made to resemble as tar as possible a Japanese garden. Three powerful are lights will light the waters of the race and the spectators are assured of a good view at practically no strain. The seating committee, Vera Blue. Kenneth Jones, Charles Lamb and Walter Cofoid, have been hard at work and have constructed bleachers with a seating ca pacity of 400 on the south side of the mill race near the Anchorage. The canoes will be brought down the race in groups, and during the time which will elapse between the appearances of the various groups, stunts will be pulled off. One of tlie features of the fete will be a large float, which is being construct ed by the building committee. The float will depict a floating forest and will serve as a stage on which many stunts will be performed. There will also be a place on this float for the band. An other feature will be a float which will bear the Glee Club down the race and from which vocal selections will be given. According to Wayne Akers, prizes will be awarded only for floats built upon canoes. Any number of canoes may be used, just as long as they are canoes. All names of canoes and floats must be turned in, according to the main commit tee. no later than the first of next week and it is desired that the names be as far as possible of an Oriental nature. The citizens of Eugene have contributed freely toward the success of this event by donations of money and by giving free of charge electric power for light ing purposes. OREGON SYSTEM IN USE. Professor Harl R. Douglass, of the1 school of education, has just received a letter from G. Radcliffe Mclntire, prin cipal of the Baker high school, saying that he had read an article in the Emer ald for April 20 in regard to the system of socialized recitation used in the Uni versity high school. Mr. Mclutire’s let ter is dated April 22. He describes a system somewhat resembling that used in the Campus high school, which he has worked out himself, and is now using successfully in the Baker high school. Bring a Jit and Get a Bit Is Slogan for Doughnut Day 'Have your nickel ready,” is the slo gan today. Everybody who has a nickel, °r who can borrow one, will understand "ben they see those big, hot, golden hrown doughnuts all sprinkled with sugar and ready to be eaten at one, two, or more bites, as the owner pleases. if after eating one of these dough nuts you are not satisfied, the dealer will gladly sell you another. “We strive to please,” will be the motto of Theta Sig ma Phi. women’s journalism fraternity. "ho are putting on the sale to help es tablish a national register for all women in journalism. Everyone with that “all gone” feeling mside. which comes to professor and freshman alike, will find the central dis tributing station in front of the library, doughnuts, hot from one of the Friendly hall kitchens, will be found here from 9 until 12. Not only that, but girls with baskets of these big, brown biscuits will be stationed on the most frequented 1 walks, and will invade the office build ings. Your money’s worth is absolutely guar anteed. You are charged for the dough nut only, nothing at all is to be charged for the smile you get when you buy one. And if you buy two doughnuts the girls ! will be so tickled they will laugh oat loud. There is no maximum to the num ber you can buy. You are not only per mitted, but urged, to take a dozen home for future use. ‘‘Have your nickel ready.” for business will be so rushing no change can be made. Five cents for one doughnut. Ten cents for two. Fifty cents a dozen. BID AUTHORIZES FOUR YEAH MILITARY SCIENCE CURRICULUM Major Students Work Toward Army Commission From Civil Life MATHEMATICS AND HISTORY REQUIRED Bachelors Degree Granted For Completion of Regular Collegiate Work A four-year curriculum for major stu dents an the department! of military science which will lead to a commission fi'om civil life, was authorized by the state board of higher curricula at its meeting in Portland recently. This course of study, which has the United States army as an objective, includes 57 hours military science, 59 hours advanced math ematics, and 51 hours history, and pro vides in addition two years of a single science or of a single foreign language. The degree of bachelor of science will be granted to those students who in their first and second years elect either chem istry or pre-engineering physics, provid ing that they fulfill a requirement of nine hours of advanced English. If in stead of these a foreign language is elected, the student will proceed to the bachelor of arts degree. According to this curriculum, the stu dent in his freshman year must take military science, six hours; English, nine hours; advanced algebra, trigonometry and analytical geometry, 12 hours; either general chemistry, pre-engineering phys ics or a foreign language, nine to 15 hours, and an elective, 12 to six hours. The course of study outlined for the second year includes military science, six hours; English history, nine hours; cal culus, 12 hours; the choice of language or science made in the first year, nine to 15 hours; and an elective, 15 to nine hours. Psychology is udvised.as a part of the elective work of the sophomore year. , The junior year includes military science, 21 hours; American history, 12 hours; analytical mechanics, six hours; differential equations, six hours; and in ternational law, three hours. During his senior year the student majoring in the department- must take military science, 24 hours; philosophy, nine hours; and an elective, 15 hours. FOOTBALL MEN DON’T MIND RAIN AND MUD Thirty Practice Three Times a Week, Under “Shy"; Last Year’s Frosh Numerous. Gallons of rain and the mud flats ad joining Hayward field have no terrors for Shy Huntington and his 30 football “students” who are turning out three nights a week in preparation for the season which does not open until next September. Despite the adverse conditions, “Shy” says his experiment of holding spring practice is a success. Green men, who have never before played the game, are learning the rudiments and according to indications many of them will he in line for the regular squad next fall. The biggest per cent of men turning out are last year’s frosh who are very eager to learn the game and are working hard. A'number of track men are also coming out, after working on the cinders. Work thus far has been mostly elemen tary and Coach Huntington has been able to give considerable personal in struction to the men. This has been impossible heretofore, due to the fact that teams had to be chosen quickly and teamwork taught. This is one of the biggest reasons for the spring workouts, according to the coach. Probably the most development shown has been in punting and a number of “darkliorse booters” have promise of giv ing local football fans and opposing teams some surprises when the season opens. • U. OF W. PLAYS WHITMAN. Whitman College, Walla Walla, April 26._The University of Washington and Whitman (may meet in baseball this spring at Whitman, as a result of nego tiations opened by the Purple and Gold for a two games series May 18 and 19. This, however, is the date the University of Idaho is scheduled to meet "Whitman at Whitman, and efforts are being made to bring about some satisfactory arrange ment whereby Washington may meet the Maize and Blue. 23 Competitors Fail To Dent Bede's Business, Students Are Told; Rivals Given Welcome Twenty-three isir't such an unlucky number, thinks Elbert Bede, w. k. editor of the Cottage Grove Sentinel, who spoke to the classes in advanced news writing and publishing yesterday morning. That number of competing printers have come, and gone away, sadder, and poorer but probably wiser than when they entered the town where Mr. Bede lias been edit ing the Sentinel for some six years. As Dean Eric W. Allen said, in intro ducing the speaker, “Mr. Bede does not want to be without competition. He welcomes competitors. When a new printer comes into town with a nice shiny new press and a latest model lino type machine and all the other appli ances and sets up a shop, Mr. Bede does not grieve and worry for fear that he is going to lose a lot of business. He calmly sits back and lets things take their natural course, knowing full well that in a year, or maybe two years, he will walk down to the railroad station With the new man, bid him a pleasant farewell, and then go back up the street to look over the machinery left behind by his erstwhile competitor.” This statement was at the very best slightly exaggerated, said Mr. Bede to the class ns soon ns he had time to ex press himself. Even though it was true that 23 rivals had passed through his field, he denied that he was so exceed ingly glad to see a competitor arrive. It was his belief, he stated, that he could put. out a better paper without compe tition than he could if a competing paper was in the field. “The better the paper, the less the people will want n competing paper,” said Mr. Bede, in explaining why it was that lie could produce a better paper when he was alone in the field. “Contests are also good news produc ers,” said the editor, in discussing sources of live. news. "If someone brings a big egg or an exceptionally lurgc potato or the like into the office, put in a little story about, it, saying that it sets a new record. At once more large eggs and potatoes begin to po«r into the office and a whole series of stories will result. We once collected enough potatoes in one such contest to last us through the winter.” Farmers are very good news sources, although they often do not realize it themselves, said Mr. Bede. As an exam ple, he cited the case of a farmer who dropped into his office to pay a subscrip tion. They talked on general subjects for a while and when the editor asked his visitor if there was any nevvs out. his way the man replied, “Well, there haven’t been any marriages, births, deaths, divorces or family quarrels out my way for quite a while, so I guess there isn’t anything I can tell you.” He then started to leave, saying that he had to hurry back with u load of lumber to fix a bridge. Editorial inquiry developed the fact that on the way into town the farmer’s wagon had broken through a bridge and horses and all had landed in a stream (Continued on Page 4.) GIRLS' GLEE TO GIVE CONCERT III POM) Club To Appear May 8th In Heilig Theatre The University of Oregon Girls’ Glee club will appear in concert at the Heilig theater in Portland on May 8. according to Leland A. Coon, director. This is the the first time in the history of the orga nization that the girls have given a Portland concert and everything possible is being done to, assure its success. “We are particularly anxious to have this a success both financially and artis tically,” Mr. Coon said Monday. Letters are to be sent to all Univer sity alumni in Portland, asking their as sistance in the ' matter of advertising among friends and prospective students. A particular appeal will be made to sen iors in Portland high schools. No defi nite plans have been given out as to just the manner in which this appeal will be made, but the club will follow the general policy that they have used throughout the year, which has proven so successful in attracting students to the University. Genevieve Clancy, president of the club, is working very hard to assure the success of the trip and has already re ceived assurance of the valuable assist ance from Portland friends. Sherman Clay Company has promised to furnish a Steinway Grand piano for the use of the club at this concert. The program to be given in Portland will be practically the same as that given at the Eugene concert, but a few new and attractive numbers will be added. Alberta Potter will go with the club and give a violin number at the concert. Marvel Skeels, who was out a great part of last term because of illness, has re sumed her work with the club and will make the Portland trip. Vasliti Hos kins did not return this term, but Madge Calkins has been added to the club. CHURCH WORKER VISITS Miss Stella Jordan Talks With Girls On Social Service Opportunity. -Miss Stella Jordan, of Boston, relig ious educational secretary for the Congre gational Board, arrived in tlugene Sunday evening from Corvallis to meet the girls of the Congregational church who are on the campus. , The girls had tea around the fireplactf in the Y .W. C. A. bungalow and Miss Jordan told them about the opportunity for social service work. The church has different schools in the United States where training for this kind of work can be obtained. After the girls have com pleted their course they are sent to some foreign country or given a position here. DEBATERS ILL. TEAM OF SIGMA BELTS OUT Seven Women’s Houses To En ter Contest Tonight __ With two of the Sigma Delta Phi debaters in the infirmary, that house has dropped out of the inter-sorority1 debate contest, which leaves seven orga- ! nizations to meet tonight. The negative Oregon club team Will meet Chi Omega in room four of the Administration building. Mnrjorie Stout will be chair man of the meeting, and the judges will be Professor Carlton Hogan, Miss Nor ma Dobie, and W. E. Milne. The negative of the Alpha Delta Pi will debate Zeta Rho Epsilon in room one in Villard hall. Elaine Cooper will be chairman of the debate and the judges are Dean Colin V. Dyment, Mrs. George Fitch and Professor Kimball Young. The negative of Gamma Phi Beta will debate Alpha Phi in Dean John Straub’s room Lurline Coulter will be chairman of the debate and Professor Verne MacDougie. F. S. Dunn and Miss Mary Perkins will be the judges. Wanda Daggett will be chairman of the debate in room 35 in the new library, where the negative of Hendricks hall will debate Alpha Delta Pi. Alfred Lomax, Professor H. A. Clark and Mrs. B. S. Dyment will act as judges. Jennie Maguire will act as chairman for the debate betwee'n Chi Omega and Gamma Phi Beta. Gamma Phi will take the nffairmntive of the question. The debate will be hold in room 30 in the li brary and the judges will be F. G. Young. Dean Allen and B. C. Clark. The negative of. Zeta Rho Epsilon will meet Oregon club. The debate will be held in Villard, room two, and Jessie Todd will act as chairman. The judges will be Grace Edgington, Professor Wal ter C. Barnes and A. E. Caswell. The negative of Alpha Phi will debate Hen dricks hall in room 37 in the library and Mildred Haws will act as chairman. The judges will be Professor ,T. II. Gilbert. H. B. Torrey and C. A. Gregory. ♦•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ ♦ THESE MEN REPORT AT 4 ♦ ♦ TODAY ON KINCAID FIELD ♦ ♦ Benjamin M. Reed, Lloyd E. ♦ ♦ Reed, Richard W. Reed, Frank C. ♦ ♦ Rice, Raymond M. Rice, Oscar W. ♦ ♦ Richards, John W. Kichau. Philip ♦ ♦ H. Ringle, Maldoltn M. Ringler, ♦ ♦ Victor S. Risle.v, Ivan Roberts, ♦ ♦ Claude E. Robinson, Romigio B. ♦ ♦ Ronquillo. Wistar .T. Rosenburg. ♦ ♦ James T. Royles, Arthur S. Rudd, ♦ ♦ Laurence J. Ryap. Merle F. Saun- ♦ ♦ ders, Thernn B. Satisser. Paul A. ♦ ♦ Sayre, Dewey Scarbrough, Homer ♦' ♦ Seott, Thomas Short. ♦ ♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦« : PORTUniD MAYOR TO BE CDMPIIS VISITOR FOR NEXT TWO DAYS George L. Baker Scheduled to Speak Twice While In Eugene _IL_ TOPIC OF ADDRESSES NOT YET ANNOUNCED Commerce Body To Hear Talk Tonight at “Y”; Speech At Assembly Thursday George L. Baker, mayor of Portland and a well known and popular figure in the public life of the northwest, will be a campus visitor today jnd tomorrow. He is scheduled to make two addresses, one at «S this evening at the “Y” hut, and tomorrow morning will appear as the principal speaker at the regular student ledy assembly nt 11 o’clock. The topics of Mayor Baker’s addresses have not been announced but his talk this evening at. the hut will be before the members of the campus chamber of commerce, and his subject, according to Barney Garrett, president of the cham ber, will be along lines of interest to that body. The student chamber of commerce ex-, terds an invitation to all students, fac ulty members, and the downtown cham ber of commerce to be present tonight and hear the mayor’s address. This will be Mayor Baker’s first appearance at the University in the capacity of a speaker, and to those familiar with the platform appearances of the Portland chief executive much is promised the student body both tonight and tomorrow in the u>ay of interest and entertainment. Known as “Portland's most popular mayor” and twice elected to that office, Mayor Baker has, through his efficient management of city affairs and his en ergy and activity in behalf of the Bervice men and war-time drives during his first term, gained a popularity and £ reputa tion for energetic action that extends over the Pacific coast. Following the mayor’s address tonight the campus chamber of commerce will hold their annual meeting and receive re ports of officers. The musical program for the assembly tomorrow will include several selections by the girls’ glee club. NET ARTISTS TO MEET IN JUNIOR WEEK-END Kenneth Smith and Harry Westerman Will Represent Oregon at Tournament. Kenneth Smith and Harry Westerman, both two-year letter man, will represent the University in the Pacific coast con ference tennis tournament which will be held on the local courts during Junior Week-End. Those net artists have worked together for the past five years, having played at JcfferRon high school ir Portland during their prep school days. Although no definite report has been issued concerning the personnel of the visiting teams it is understood that Phil Ncer. of Portland, tennis champion of Oregon, will be one of the representa tives from Stanford, and that Henry Stevens, another Portland racquet star, will compote for California. Marshall Allen and Wallace Scott, tennis champ of flip In.and Empire, will work for the University of Washington. TVo-meu teams will play in the meet, which will not only save expense, bnt will allow the eliminations to move more swiftly. The Oregon players have been working out for a month or more with other members of the Oregon squad, and al though somewhat hampered by weather conditions are showing real class, accord ing to the coaching staff. MISS CAPPS TO LEAVE Extended Tour of Eastern States to Be Taken During Absence. Miss Alice Capps, who conducted the enmpus d»ive for the relief of the Armen ians. is leaving on an extended trip through the eastern states. Unpaid pledges to the relief fund, she Rays, may be paid either to Percy Brown, of the First National Bank, or to the Portland headquarters, 606 Stock Exchange build ing. The Anchorage will assume charge of her collection of Oriental goods until her return next fall, when she will re-open the Gift Shop. •